The role of metformin in the treatment of type II Diabetes Mellitus Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a sever inherited or acquired disease which occurs when either pancreas does not produce enough insulin, which characterises type I diabetes and it is most commonly diagnosed in children, or the insulin that has been produced does not get…
Reflective Analysis of Viva Voce
Introduction Viva voce and a reflection, both a requirement for successful completion of the course. For somebody not used to this form of assessment process, it is just but normal to ask oneself what? , why? and how?. Although a brief and complete orientation, description and information was provided in the early part of the…
Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery in Von Willebrand
Spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in von Willebrand disease Kevin Koshy Jacob Abstract Von Wiliebrand disease (vWD) is a very common clotting disorder encountered in clinical obstetric anaesthesia practice. This disorder needs appropriate preoperative evaluation to choose the best technique of anaesthetic management. Evaluation needs to be individualized to consider the risk and benefits of…
Introduction to HIV/AIDS
NAMES OF MEMBERS K.J. TIKISO M.J. MOHOLOHOLO M.R. MATUKA J,M. MOHOLO M.O. MLOTUMI HIV and AIDS outline (Foreword): HIV and AIDs is the most threatening disease which everyone on this planet earth is scared to contact the virus, simply because there is no medication found to cure the virus yet. The disease leaves most of…
Epidemiology of the Influenza Virus
Hector Lucca Instructor: Leslie Greenberg The influenza virus, colloquially referred to as the flu, is a standout amongst the most well-known infectious processes in individuals of all ages and demographics. The central focus of this paper is to investigate the methodology of disease transmission for the influenza virus. To altogether comprehend the organism there are…
Effect of the Internet on the Anti-Vaccine Movement
The Effect of the Internet on the Anti-Vaccine Movement Introduction Vaccines are considered to be the most successful medical phenomenon that was ever created. However, despite its advantages, there are still individuals that doubt vaccines and the effects they have on their children. This hesitation to vaccinate may put others at risk if an epidemic…
The Epidemiology of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Introduction According to Alcohol Concern Organisation (2015) more than 9 million people in England consume alcoholic beverages more than the recommended daily limits. In relation to this, the National Health Service (2015) actually recommends no more than 3 to 4 units of alcohol a day for men and 2 to 3 units a day for…
Arguments For and Against the Vaccine
Vaccine Debate Introduction There has always been a debate over the idea that children our newborns don’t need vaccinated. Some people think they give babies deadly diseases that would kill them. Who knows it may or may not be true. In this paper I’m going to go over both sides of this big debate and…
Operating Theatre Practice Reflective Assessment
Activity 1 Register nurses who work in the operation theatre where they are trained to care patient before, during and after surgery. There they gain both classroom learning and hands on experience. Strengths: “Strengths-based learning is the process of acquiring knowledge or skills by applying what makes you strong. Put simply, it is new learning…
HIV/AIDS in African American Women
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus that attacks the immune system. This virus causes AIDS and interferes with the body’s ability to fight off infections. Majority people develop flu-like symptoms within a week or two after the virus has entered the body. These symptoms contain fever, headache, muscle aches, rash, and a sore throat. HIV…